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CHILDREN'S SERVICES (AMENDMENT) ACT (NO. 70 OF 1991) - SECT 10

Limitations in respect of criminal proceedings against children

10. Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a)     by omitting from subsection (1) “sub-section (4)” and substituting “subsections (4) and (8)”; and

(b)     by adding at the end the following subsection:

“(8) A police officer may institute a prosecution against a child without the consent of an authorised officer where—

        (a)     the child is licensed to drive a motor vehicle; and

        (b)     the police officer believes on reasonable grounds that the child has committed an offence arising out of the use of a motor vehicle.”.


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